Evelyn Wilson

Evelyn Zabel Wilson (December 6, 1959 – April 4, 2026) was an American judge who served as a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.

Education Wilson graduated from Bethany College in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in business and from Washburn University School of Law in 1985.

Career Wilson practiced law for 19 years in private practice. Her experience included time as a managing partner, and time as an adjunct professor at Washburn University School of Law.

Kansas Supreme Court Wilson was one of 17 applicants to apply for the position. On October 19, 2019, the Supreme Court Nominating Commission submitted Wilson's name, along with two others to the Governor. On December 16, 2019, Governor Laura Kelly appointed Wilson to the seat on the Kansas Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Lee A. Johnson on September 8, 2019. She resigned on July 4, 2025.

Personal life and death A native Kansan, Wilson was born in Smith Center, Kansas, on December 6, 1959. Wilson and her husband, Mike, were members of First Lutheran Church in Topeka, where she also served as a Stephen Minister.